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A Passion for Asia: In Celebration of the Rockefeller Family and the 50th Anniversary of the Asia Society
by Peter Johnson
Binding: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Hudson Hills Press LLC
Weight: 2.9 pound
Dimension: H: 1 x L: 10.8 x W: 9.4 inches
ISBN 10: 0878481036
ISBN 13: 9780878481033
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In 1955 , John D. Rockefeller III convened a committee to respond to post-World War II interest in developing improved understanding of, and relations with, countries in Asia. His family's long-standing interest in Asia had led him to travel in China and Japan after he graduated from university in 1929. The Rockefellers' deeply felt 'passion for Asia' led to the founding of the Asia Society in 1956. With the celebration of the Society's fiftieth anniversary, the need for better understanding of Asian cultures - political, economic, and artistic - is more urgent than ever. This beautifully produced volume reflects in photographs and words the many-sided mission of the Asia Society. Fascinating archival photographs bring the Rockefeller family's travels, philanthropic activities, social occasions, and wonderful domestic interiors to life. Important objects - sculptures, paintings, prints, screens, ceramics - all collected by members of the family, many from the Society's collection and others from Mus

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